My gratitude to all of the folks who did all of the hard work of counting.
Dan Kendrick
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On Sep 30, 2019, at 4:34 PM,
"reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
<reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Mendota Fire Tower
Mendota, VA, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2019
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 7 7
Bald Eagle 1 21 21
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 18 18
Cooper's Hawk 0 5 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 7 4993 4993
Red-tailed Hawk 0 5 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 1 1
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 1 5 5
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 9 5067 5067
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 11:15:00
Total observation time: 3.25 hours
Official Counter Ron Harrington
Observers:
Visitors:
None.
Weather:
The day started off mostly sunny with a moderate breeze out of the S/SW
estimated at 10-15 mph, temperature 70. It was mostly sunny early but clouds
built as the morning progress and it was mostly cloudy when I left, temperature
82. The wind slacked off until 11:00, then picked up speed again, changing into
the SE. Visibility was good with little haze.
Raptor Observations:
The first Broad-winged hawks came by at 10:34, easily seen with the naked eyes
at about straight overhead. They stayed on the same track on the east/southeast
side of the mountain throughout. All seven broad-winged hawks and the bald
eagle (Immature) were seen during the last 30 minutes of the 10:00 hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Saw an unidentified accipiter chasing a Pileated WP through the thick timber.
Apparently the woodpecker got away, but it was making a big fuss. (If given a
chance, Nature can always be interesting and entertaining). Other birds seen or
heard include blue jay, Yellow-shafted N. flicker, raven, red-bellied WP,
turkey and black vultures, and a scarlet tanager. Had one monarch butterfly.
Predictions:
End of Mendota Fire Tower Hawk Count for this year. Thanks again all the folks
who helped and made it possible to continue. You helped to keep the tradition
alive and gather data that may help conserve and protect our raptors!
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Report submitted by Ronald Eugene Harrington
(roneharrin@xxxxxxx<mailto:roneharrin@xxxxxxx>)
More information at hawkcount.org<http://hawkcount.org>: [Site
Profile<http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=706>] [Day
Summary<http://hawkcount.org/day_summary.php?rsite=706&ryear=2019&rmonth=09&rday=30>]
[Month
Summary<http://hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=706&ryear=2019&rmonth=09>]
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